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Patented Nov. l, I898. C. E. DEATON.

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(Application filed Sept. 10, 1896.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. DEATON, OF WHITE HALL, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,254, dated November 1, 1898.

Application filed September 10, 1896. Serial No. 605,343. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. DEATON, a citizen of the United States, residing at White Hall, in the county of Greene and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gates; and it consists of .the construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of a gate in an open position embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a View at right angles to that shown in Fig. 1, the gate being closed. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 represent views of detail portions; and Fig. 6 represents a plan View, partly broken away, of the gate and auxiliary supporting-frame as opened.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in the difierent figures.

A designates the base of the supportingframe of the gate proper, and B the auxiliary base-piece, the latter being hinged to the base A and having connected therewith the bolts 0 and D for holding it at eithera right angle to or in closed position respective to the said.

base A. On the base A is secured a standard or post E, on which the gate F is hung or mounted. The said gate is composed, in any suitable manner, of side and cross bars and is secured when opened to a post G on said base A, being secured to said post by means of a latch H, which enters a catch J on said post. The auxiliary base-piece B, which is adapted to lie across a path or road, affords a base or support to the post G, against which the gate closes. Connected with the post E is an arm K, which extends from one side obliquely and outwardly to the rear thereof, and to the top and at one side of the adja cent end piece of the gate F is pivotally secured an angular arm L, to one limb of which and to the outer end of said arm K is attached a contractile spring M, the line of pull of said spring being such that it is on opposite sides of the line between the end of the arm L and the pivot of the gate at the opening and closing of the same, respectively, so that said spring serves to assist in the latter portion of the movement of the gatein eitherdirection- 2'. e., in closing on either of the posts G or G, the latter post having a catch similar to that on the post G.

To operate the latch efficiently and readily, the following-described mechanism is employed: A pulley N is suspended from an arm P on the post E, and around it are passed the cords or ropes Q Q, having handles R R on their ends, which are passed over the pulleys S S, supported on the posts T T on the base A. The said cords Q Q are united below said pulley N and as a single cord Q are guided on a pulley U, the block U of which is pivotally connected to an arm V, extending from the post E. The lower end of said cord Q is fastened to one end of the elbow-lever W, which is mounted on an arm X on a cross-bar or top piece of the gate F. The other end of said lever has attached to it the cord Y,Which passes around and is guided on the pulleys or rollers Z, secured to the gate, and then fastened to the pivoted latch-arm A, so that the movement of the string Y toward the hinged end of the gate will raise the latch H, so that it may be released from the catch J. The pulley U, which is pivoted to the arm V, swings to the opposite sides of the end of said arm during the swinging of the gate.

To open the gate when closed, a handle R, which may be readily reached from the body of a vehicle, is drawn down, so that the cords or chains are operated so as to release the latch H from the catch on the post G, causin g the gate to swing open or toward the frame A and the post G, against which latter it strikes, the latter part of the movement being assisted by the spring M, the latch riding on the inclined face of the catch and falling in the recess J X in the same, whereupon the handles are again raised.

When it is desired to close the gate, ahan die is again drawn down and the gate swung toward the post G on the auxiliary frame B, the spring M assisting in the latter portion of this movement.

By having the auxiliary base-piece B hinged to the base when it is desired to remove the said parts to any locality the said auxiliary ICO piece can be folded on the base and held in closed position by the bolt D, thereby rendering said parts convenient for removal. When in open position, the parts are held in place by the bolt 0.

Having thus described my invention,what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a gate, a frame having a main and an auxiliary base-piece hinged together, a post on said main piece, a gate pivoted to said post, other posts on said main and auxiliary base-pieces to which said gate is attached in closed and open positions, respectively, and means for locking said auxiliary base in folded position on said main base-piece.

2. In a gate, a frame having a main and an auxiliary basepiece hinged together, a gate pivoted to the front of a post on said main piece and adapted to be connected with other posts on the said main and auxiliary base-pieces respectively, an arm extending from said first-mentioned post toward the roadway from the side opposite the post on which the gate latches when open, a lever pivoted to said gate, and a spring secured to said arm and lever, said lever being so pivoted that the end to which said spring is attached swings to opposite sides of the gate-pintle in its operation, said parts being combined substantially as described.

3. A frame having abase-piece with a post thereon, a gate pivoted to said post, aspring secured at one end to an arm extending from said post and at the other end to said gate, two posts on said base-piece having pulleys thereon, arms on said gate-post having pulleys thereon, cords having handles on their outer free ends and passing over the pulleys on said two posts and over a pulley on said gatepost and then united forming a single cord passing around the other pulley on said gatepost, a lever on said gate to which said cord is connected, and a latch on said gate connected with said lever, said parts being combined substantially as described.

4. A gate having a main base-piece with an auxiliary base piece hinged thereto, said main piece having thereon a standard on which said gate is hung and each of said base-pieces having thereon posts to which said gate may be secured, and means for looking said auxiliary piece in place when either closed against said main piece or when in open position.

5. A frame with a gate hinged to a post E, thereon, a latch pivoted on said gate and engaging a catch on a post G,on said frame, the pulley N, suspended from said post E, the posts T, T, on said frame having the pulleys S, S, thereon, the cords 0, O, passing over said pulleys, S, S, and around the said pulley N,the pulley U pivotally secured to an arm on said post E, said cords O, 0, being united forming a single cord passing around the said pulley U, and connected with an elbow-lever mounted on said gate, and a flexible connection connected with the other end of said lever and said latch; said parts being combined substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. DEATON.

\Vitnesses:

EDWARD NORTH, J. F. PORTER. 

